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Showing 30013010 of 61067 articles for Art. L. n° 70-9 du 2 janvier 1970

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 972 bis

…dertaking for collective investment are composed directly or indirectly, to the extent of less than 20%, of immovable property or rights taxable under the conditions provided for in 2° of the said art…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Procedure before the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-9

…cassation and, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to the person listed in 1° and 2° of Article R. 40-4 who is not the author of the appeal. This person has a period of two months fr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial solidarity of the principal.

Article L8254-2

Without prejudice to the application of articles L. 8222-1 to L. 8222-6, a person who fails to comply with article L. 8254-1 is jointly and severally liable with his co-contractor for payment of: 1° T…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-9

In addition to the provisions of Article R. 351-2, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall take into account the following items when calculating their prudential provisions within the meaning of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition and operation

Article R612-9

I. - The notification of an individual decision to a person under the jurisdiction of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in accordance withArticle L. 612-2 of the Monetary and Financ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R1418-9

The Managing Director of the Agency, the Budget Controller, the Accounting Officer and the Chairman of the Policy Board attend meetings of the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity. The Managing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-9

…ced at the first meeting of the General Meeting following the vacancy.In the event of serious misconduct in the performance of his duties, and after having been given the opportunity to present his de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Management of sites polluted by radioactive substances

Article R1333-95

…bstances resulting from the exercise of a nuclear activity subject to a regime mentioned in article L. 1333-8 or L. 1333-9 is managed according to the specific procedures linked to its regime.II -In c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-93

…s giving access to the capital are not subject to the disclosure requirements set out in Article R. 225-120. Subscription forms are drawn up in accordance with article R. 225-128, with the exception o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Availability of consultation documents

Article R3122-9

…consultation documents are made available electronically on a buyer profile defined in article R. 3122-10, as from the date of publication of a concession notice or the date of dispatch of the invitat…

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